It is against the law for your employer or your employer's attorney to report or threaten to report your immigration status
because you have exercised your workplace rights. For example, it is unlawful for employers and their attorneys from taking
the following actions against workers who exercise their workplace rights:

Contact or threaten to contact immigration authorities about you or your family members.

File or threaten to file a false police report against you.

Use the federal E-Verify system to check your employment status in a manner not required by federal law.

Request documents in addition to or different from those required under federal law to show work authorization or refuse to honor documents that appear to be genuine.

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How to Report Retaliation

What Happens Next

After you file the complaint, an investigator will contact your employer and any witnesses who have relevant information.
The investigator will try to help the parties reach a settlement. If there is no settlement agreement, the Labor Commissioner's Office
will make a decision that may require the employer to pay for your lost wages, rehire you (if you were unlawfully fired), and
stop further retaliation.

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